The Risk of Disruption
Chapter One
Jack waited till Stoick put his boots out for the night, before leaving the rooftop and flying into Hiccup's window. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third lay tucked up firmly in bed. His skin was pale white, maybe even paler than Jack's. His nose was a bright red though. Jack sat at the end of Hiccup's bed, as Hiccup's eyes fluttered open. "Who-who is that?" Hiccup barely whispered, his voice didn't sound like Hiccup's anymore. It was weak and sounded as though he'd been eating raw fish again.
"It's me." Jack whispered back, brushing his hand through his own hair. He saw realization in Hiccup's eyes.
They were banned from seeing each other.
Not because they loved each other, when that had been found out - well Stoick went ballistic as did a lot of the village. Both of them were shunned and outcast because of who they were. Eventually, Hiccup ran away with Jack. It soon became clear Hiccup needed food other than raw fish though, so as Jack brought Hiccup home sick explaining to Stoick, Stoick said he finally understood and could learn to accept their love.
Except, now he'd banned them from going near each other. The reason they weren't allowed to see each other was because Hiccup was dying, because of Jack. Hiccup had pneumonia.
When the symptoms first appeared, the boys showed no worry, Jack couldn't catch it off Hiccup and Hiccup would be okay, he'd get better. Except, that was the hard part - he didn't. Hiccup's symptoms got worse by the hour. The tribe tried everything, even a mixture of medicines which ended up blinding Hiccup.
Jack went to visit him, but was turned away by Stoick. Jack Frost was the spirit of Winter, naturally he was cold. He was making Hiccup worse.
"Jack I love you, please don't say-" Hiccup began to say slowly.
"-But it's true, isn't it?" Jack replied, not moving from the edge of the bed. Jack let out a sigh. "It's not even Winter in Berk, not the terrible one yet." He fidgeted with his hands, not looking at Hiccup, "And-And you're the only person in the village who catches Pneumonia." Hiccup didn't respond, Jack knew why. He was right. If he and Hiccup had never met that day at Raven Point, none of this would have happened.
"Listen, Hiccup. I just came to say-" Jack paused, meeting Hiccup's eyes, even if Hiccup was no longer meeting his. "-I'm sorry." Jack got up and went to leave, leave Hiccup for good and fly away into the night. Except, something stopped him. he wasn't sure what it was, but he decided to turn around again.
Hiccup hadn't moved. Jack rushed over to him, dropping his Staff in the process. It made a loud noise, but he was too broken to care.
Hiccup had no pulse. Jack could barely breathe as the words rang round his head. Again and Again. Hiccup had no pulse. Hiccup wasn't breathing. Hiccup was dead.
And at that moment, the words Hiccup had said when they had to break up hit him. 'They always describe snow as a risk of disruption. But it gets better. I'll get better, then we'll race each other sledding again.' As Jack, tears now pouring down his face, heard Hiccup's words, his mind raced back to the day they first met.
A/N: Short opening. I promise it will get longer. Leave a review please!